The nature of data (28 01 2022)

Contemporary issues require us to plan and implement a type of research that can look beyond differences. The IAS seminar series "The practice of mixed methods and mixed data research" aims to articulate the various dimensions of the problem and to come up with tentative methodological solutions.

IV. The nature of data
The previous two sessions discussed the qualitative and quantitative ways of working with data. But what is, fundamentally, the nature of data? Is it a direct measurement or representation? A proxy? Are qualitative impressions collected in verbal form from interviews, or observations of real-life settings, ‘data’ or not? How does data objectify the phenomenon of interest? And can we talk about researchers being ‘objective’ only when statistical procedures are followed? This session delves deeper into the nature of the data.

Panelists:
- Prof. Lasse Gerrits, Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Dr. Federica Russo, University of Amsterdam

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[Enza]

This was great and very useful/clear! Thank you to all involved!